Rubric (liturgy)
The Roman missal in the 1962 edition with rubrics
The term rubric en is derived from the Latin word rubrum ' red ' and denotes instructions for the liturgy in the liturgical books . These are written or printed in red for better differentiation from the liturgical prayers and texts and for emphasis.
The area of liturgical science that deals with rubrics is called rubricistics or the doctrine of ceremonies .
Rubric is also an old name for a heading that was written in red. The first letters of medieval manuscripts written in red are also referred to as rubrics. They were used for decoration and for structuring the text (see: rubricing ).
The formalistic, meticulous adherence to the liturgical rubrics is also called rubricism disparagingly .
See also
literature
- Lurz, Wilhelm: Short headings . 2nd Edition. Seitz, Munich 1958.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Compare for example: Teresa Berger: Liturgiewwissenschaft . In: Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon . tape 3/7 , p. 159 .